A Chinese poster of Maharaja, an Indian Tamil film which is proving to be a hit in China. -- PHOTO: CHINASPOX_INDIA/X
BEIJING/NEW DELHI (The Straits Times/ANN): A Tamil film has emerged as a rare winner at the Chinese box office, ringing the cash registers there since its release on Nov 29 and accentuating China’s importance as the largest overseas market for Indian films, one that more film-makers are keen to break into.
'Maharaja', an action thriller directed by Nithilan Saminathan and featuring the versatile and highly respected Vijay Sethupathi as its lead actor, has earned more than 630 million rupees (S$10 million - RM33 million) in less than a fortnight in China – the world’s second-largest box office market after the US.
